Single-delivery receptacle.



J. RATZLAFP.

SINGLE DELIVERY REGEPTAGLE.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov. ao, 1912.

Patented May 13, 1913.

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Patented May 13', 1913.

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To all whom t may concern Be' it known that I, JAooB' RATZLA'FF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Ore on,l have invented certain new andl useful mprovelnents in SngleDelivery Receptacles; and I d hereby declare the following to be a full, c'lear, arid exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in thfe aft to which 1t apper'tains to make and use the snle.

This ir'iventi-on relates to receptacles which automatically deliver small articles, such as and it consists of a closed rceptacle provided'with a motor and delivery mechanism as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In 'the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section through a rece t-a-cle constructed accoi-ding to this invention. Fig. 2 is a secplan view taken on the'line :v -:v in Fi 1.

rtlghe receptacle is provided with an inclosing case 2, in the upper part of which a hopper 3 is provided. The .machine shown is adapted for delivering toothpicks one by one, and a supply of toothpicks is placed in the hopper. The machine can also be adapt-- ed to deliver matches or other small articles. A feed roller 4 is journaled in the casing under the' hopper, and is provided with a series of longitudinal grooves 24, spaced at equal distances apart around its periphery, and adapted to feed the toothpicks one by one from the hopper. A brush or wiper 5 is secured-at the outlet point of the hopper to insure each groove having oner toothpick onlyneatly arranged in it as it leaves the hopper. A delivery roller .7 is journaled in the casing below the -feed roller, and is provided With projecting hooks 8 on its periphery. These hooks are arranged in pairs and at equal distances apart. Each toothpick is caught by a palr of hooks as itdrops from the feed roller, and is carried over the top side of the delivery roller.

Toothed wheels 9 and 10 are secured to the rollers 4 and 7, and gear into each other, so that the two rollers revolve` in opposite directions,l as indicated by the arrows in motor 12 is provided inside the casing for revolving the rollers. This motor is preferably a lspring motor or clock-work of any ap roved constructiomand it is wound up wit a key periodically, the same as a the plate 17,

clock. The spring 14 of this motor drives al toothed wheel 15 which is operatively.

connected with the rollers 4 and 7. The detai of the motor, its winding mechanism,

e's'apefnnt, and other necessary parts, are vnot shown' as they are of any approved constrltion.

slotted' mouthpiece 16 is provided at the front side of the casing, and 17 is a receiv ing" shelf. or plate which is arranged under the nio''thpiece level with the space between the two rollers. stop 18 is provided on the rearv part of one end a plor'tlontheeoii, adjacent to one row of lidols, but a little out of line with them and nearer the side of the casing, so that the thooks will not strike it. The front part of the plate or the mouthpiece is also provided with a stop or guide 19. This guide may be any sort of a projection, flange, pin or pins, and it is arranged so that a toothpick 20 is always held diagonally ofthe rollers with one end of it projecting atthe middle part of the slotted mouthpiece 16. The feed roller has circumferential grooves 22 to clear the tips of the hooks, and a curved plate 21 is provided to guide the toothpicks from 'one roller to the other. Each toothpick is carried over the top side of the delivery roller and is discharged onto the shelf or plate 17. One end po-rtion of thev toothpick strikes againstthe stop 18 so that the other end of it is swung around on the shelf until the toothpick rests against the guide and stops the motor, the rear end portion of the toothpick beingcaught between the stop and the hook as shown in Fig. 2. When the toothpick is removed by hand, the-motor starts automatically, the jar of removing the toothpick being sufficient to insure the starting of the clockwork, and another toothpick is caused to project from the mouthpiece. In this manner the toothpicks are delivered oneby one as often as required.

What I claim is:

1. In a delivery receptacle, the combination, with a casing provided with a mouthpiece and an internal receiving shelf, of a delivery roller journaledin the casing below the said shelf and provided with projections for delivering the articles one by one ont-o the shelf, a guide stop arranged inside the casing in the space between the projections and one side wall of the casing and adapted to swing each article around on the shelf so thatits front end projects from se.l l I 'the' niouthpiece and its rear endlocks the delivery roller, a motor for revolving the delivery roller when unlocked, and means for supplying the articles to the delivery roller.

2. In a delivery receptacle, the combination, Witho. casing provided with a mouthpiece and an internal receiving shelf, 'of a delivery roller journaled in the casing below the said shelf and provided with al series of projecting hooksa-r'ranged in -pairs around its periphery and operating to de.

liver the articles one by one onto the shelf, a guide stop arranged inside the casing in the space between the hooks and one side wall of the casing and adapted to swing each article around on the shelf so that its front end projects from the mouthpiece and its rear end locks the delivery rollerz' a motor for revolving the delivery roller when unlocked, and means for supplying the articles to the delivery roller.

In a delivery receptacle, the combination, with a casing provided with a mouthpiece .and en* internal receiving shelf, of a lhopper for the articles, a grooved feed roller journaled' in the casing and adapted to, feed the articles one by one from the hopper,A a delivery roller journaled in the casing below the feed roller and the shelf and vprovided with projections for delivering the articles-onto'the shelf as they dros from the feed roller, e guidestop arrange inside the casingin the space between the vprojectionsr and one side wall of the casin taneously in opposite directions vvhen the delivery roller is unlocked.

In testimony-whereof I have aiiixed my signature inthe presence of two witnesses.

. JACOB RATZLAFF.

Witnesses:

W. F. VANHORN, En.' KNorr. 

